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STARTS NOW. >> HUNDREDS MORE TESTS FOR
CORONAVIRUS HAVE COME BACK
POSITIVE IN MICHIGAN.
AND THOUSANDS OF ART VAN
EMPLOYEES JUST LEARNED THEY’LL
HAVE TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR
HEALTH INSURANCE DURING THIS
CRISIS.
CRISIS. THE STATE IS NOW GETTING RESULTS
OF ABOUT 1,000 TESTS PER DAY.
TRIPLE THE NUMBER BEING
PROCESSED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.
>> DEVIN: THAT’S PUSHING UP THE
NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES, OF
COURSE, WHICH NOW STAND AT 549.
FORTUNATELY FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN TWO DAYS, THERE ARE NO NEW
DEATHS TO REPORT IN MICHIGAN.
>> KIMBERLY: DETROIT POLICE
CHIEF JAMES CRAIG REVEALED TODAY
THAT 152 OF HIS OFFICERS ARE
QUARANTINED AFTER FIVE OF THEM
TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
GOVERNOR WHITMER SAYS THERE ARE
NO PLANS YET FOR STAY AT HOME
ORDERS, SIMILAR TO NEW YORK CITY
AND SAN FRANCISCO.
SHE SAID A LOT WILL DEPEND ON
HOW WELL PEOPLE DO FOLLOWING
GUIDELINES SUCH AS WASHING HANDS
AND AVOIDING LARGE GROUPS.
THE GOVERNOR TOOK HIM DURING HER
NEWS CONFERENCE TO SQUASH A
RUMOR SHE TOOK THURSDAY
REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING
FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.
>> I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR,
THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF
MISINFORMATION AND RUMORS
FLOATING AROUND.
FLOATING AROUND. I’M ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR THE
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN AND
GUARDSWOMEN TO HELP DISTRIBUTE
FOOD AND SUPPLIES.
I AM NOT CALLING FOR MARTIAL
LAW.
LAW. THAT IS A RUMOR AND THAT IS
FALSE AND IT IS DANGEROUS FOR
PEOPLE TO FOMENT FEAR AND PUT
BAD INFORMATION.
BAD INFORMATION. >> DEVIN: AND PRESIDENT TRUMP
TRIED TO STRIKE AN OPTIMISTIC
TONE TO THE AMERICAN ECONOMY.
>> KIMBERLY: HE TALKED ABOUT A
STIMULUS BILL THAT WOULD PUT
MONEY IN THE POCKETS OF WORKERS.
>> WE’RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
$1,000, WE’RE TALKING MORE THAN
THAT.
THAT. WE’RE TALKING OF PHASES AND
WE’LL KEEP IT GOING AND FRANKLY,
ONCE WE GET THE ECONOMY BACK AND
ONCE THIS ENEMY IS DEFEATED, THE
INVISIBLE ENEMY AS I CALL IT,
ONCE IT’S DEFEATED AND WE GET
THE ECONOMY BACK, IT’S GOING TO
COME BACK TO US QUICKLY.
>> LET’S HOPE SO, BUT THAT WON’T
HELP AND ARRIVE SOON ENOUGH FOR
ART VAN EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN
HOPING TO KEEP WORKING TO SELL
THE FURNITURE CHAIN’S REMAINING
INVENTORY.
INVENTORY. >> ALL ART VAN EMPLOYEES AND
WAREHOUSES OFFICIALLY WERE LAID
OFF TODAY THE COMPANY SAYS
BECAUSE THE CORONAVIRUS FORCED
THEM TO CLOSE THE STORES AND
STOP THE CLOSEOUT SALES AND THAT
ALSO MEANS SALARIES AND
BENEFITS, HEALTH INSURANCE ARE
CUT OFF.
CUT OFF. AND ART VAN SAYS IT WAS LEFT
WITH NO OTHER CHOICE.
THE TASK FORCE BRIEFING, DEBORAH
BIRX SAYS IN ITALY, THE
MORTALITY RATE IN MALES HAS BEEN
TWICE THAT OF FEMALES.
>> THAT’S ADDING TO THE STRESS
FOR A DETROIT FAMILY WHO LEARNED
THEIR ELDERLY FATHER WAS A
CONFIRMED CASE.
CONFIRMED CASE. AND THEY SHOWED WHAT IT’S LIKE
WHEN A LOVED ONES TESTS POSITIVE
FOR THE VIRUS.
>> THEIR FATHER WAS SO VERY
ACTIVE AND IT SEEMED LIKE LAST
WEEK THAT HE SORT OF SHUT DOWN
SO NOW THE FAMILY CAN WALK US
THROUGH WHAT THIS LOOKED LIKE IN
THEIR DAD VERY EARLY ON, AND HOW
STRESSFUL THIS IS NOW.
>> VERY STRESSFUL.
MY FATHER, HE’S EVERYTHING TO
US.
US. >> A DETROIT FAMILY NOW DEALING
WITH THE STRESS OF CORONAVIRUS,
AND THEIR ROBUST 80-YEAR-OLD
FATHER THEY SAY TESTED POSITIVE
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. AND THEY SAID HE FELT AWFUL.
>> WE WERE KIND OF SHOCKED
BECAUSE WE KNOW IT WAS OUT HERE.
>> THE FAMILY CAN NOW SHARE WHAT
THE EARLY STAGES OF THIS LOOKED
LIKE.
LIKE. >> LAST WEEK HE SAID HE WASN’T
FEELING GOOD TUESDAY AND HE SAID
THURSDAY, HE WOULDN’T GO
ANYWHERE AND HE WAS GOING TO
STAY HOME BECAUSE HE WASN’T
FEELING WELL.
FEELING WELL. HE SAID SATURDAY MY MOTHER HAD
TO CALL, NUMBER ONE, HE HAD
PASSED OUT.
PASSED OUT. >> THE DAUGHTERS WORK IN THE
HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY AND THEY
VISITED WITH THEIR DAYS AND
WHILE IT TOOK DAYS TO GET THE
TEST.
TEST. AND WE HAD TO COVER UP LIKE THEY
DID, ENTER THE ROOM AND PUT IT
ON AND TAKE IT OFF AND NEW STUFF
ON EVERY TIME WE WENT IN THE
ROOM.
ROOM. >> AND THEY SAW FIRSTHAND WHAT
WE WERE HEARING FROM A
CORONAVIRUS NURSE AT
SINAI-GRACE.
SINAI-GRACE. THE STAFF SEEMED OVERWHELMED AND
TRIED TO HANDLE PEOPLE WITH
CORONAVIRUS AND CORONAVIRUS
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. THIS FAMILY TELLS ME THEY DO NOT
KNOW HOW THEIR FATHER GOT
CORONAVIRUS AS HE RECOVERS AT
SINAI-GRACE, THEY’RE RELYING ON
PRAYERS AND THE SUPPORT OF THEIR
FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
FROM DETROIT’S WEST SIDE, SHAWN
LEY LOCAL 4.
>> DEVIN: ALL RIGHT, SHAWN.
LET’S MOVE NOW TO THE MANY
FRUSTRATED PARENTS ACROSS THE
STATE TONIGHT.
STATE TONIGHT. MANY WHO HAVE BEEN TRYING TO
CONTINUE THEIR KID’S EDUCATION
HOME NOW LEARNING THAT ALL OF
THAT TIME AND EFFORT BASICALLY
WON’T COUNT.
WON’T COUNT. >> KIMBERLY: PAULA TUTMAN IS
LIVE WITH WHAT THE PARENTS NEED
TO KNOW FOR PARENTS AND
STUDENTS.
STUDENTS. >> PAULA: I THINK IT’S BEEN
FRUSTRATING ALL ALONG AND SCHOOL
OFFICIALS ALL ALONG SAY CAN YOU
PLEASE BE FLEXIBLE.
WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS,
THE WRITING WAS ON THE WALL,
SIMPLY THE WAY IT’S WRITTEN
EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR LEARNING
FOR ALL.
FOR ALL. YOU CAN’T DO THAT WITH REMOTE
LEARNING.
LEARNING. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE
ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY, CUE THE
DOMINO EFFECT.
DOMINO EFFECT. WHILE THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION PROVIDED CLARITY THAT
THE ENRICHMENT WORK OFFERED TO
STUDENTS IN NUMEROUS DISTRICTS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE WILL NOT
COUNT AS ACTUAL ACADEMICS, IT
STILL CREATES CONFUSION IN THAT
IT’S POSSIBLE THAT WHEN THE
MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE RETURNS
NEXT WEEK, BY LAW, IT COULD
ACTUALLY REVERSE THE EDICT.
>> I BELIEVE IT MEANS THAT THE
LEGISLATURE, EDUCATORS AND STATE
DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS NEED TO
COME TOGETHER.
COME TOGETHER. >> PAULA: PART OF A LONG LINE OF
FALLING DOMINOS AS EDUCATORS AND
TEACHERS TRY TO NAVIGATE THE
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES THAT
HAVE FORCED SCHOOLS TO CLOSE IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.
>> THEY ARE BEING REQUIRED TO
TEACH BY THEIR SCHOOL DISTRICT.
WE ARE IN ANSWERS OF THOSE DAYS
COUNTING AND LEGISLATORS NEED TO
UNDERSTAND THAT OUR MEMBERS ARE
WORKING THEIR REGULAR HOURS OR
SUPPLEMENTAL HOURS IN A WAY THAT
COULD IMPACT CONTRACTS.
>> AS OF NOW, THE ENRICHMENT IS
IMPORTANT TO KEEP STUDENTS IN
THE HABIT OF LEARNING, BUT
TODAY’S ATTEMPT TO CLARIFY ALSO
INCLUDED THE FACT THAT AT THIS
JUNCTURE, 180 DAYS OF
INSTRUCTION IS THE ONLY LEGAL
WAY TO PASS STUDENTS.
>> WHICH MEANS, IT IS POSSIBLE
THAT SCHOOL WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST
INSTEAD OF A SUMMER BREAK.
>> YOU’VE GOT PLANS TO GO
SOMEWHERE EARLY JUNE.
I WOULD START MAKING PLANS TO
CANCEL THEM.
CANCEL THEM. BECAUSE YOUR STUDENT AS OF NOW,
LEGALLY WE’RE GOING TO NEED TO
HAVE THE SCHOOLS AND THOSE DAYS
THEY’LL NEED TO BE IN SCHOOL.
>> PAULA: IF SCHOOL IS CANCELED
BEYOND SUMMER, A CONUNDRUM OF
GRADE STATUS, GRADUATION STATUS
AND WHETHER OR NOT STUDENTS WILL
BE FORCED BY LAW TO BE HELD BACK
WITHOUT ADVANCING TO THE NEXT
GRADE LEVEL.
GRADE LEVEL. >> THAT’S WHAT THE QUESTIONS
WE’RE GETTING IS WHAT IF THIS
ISN’T--
ISN’T-- WHAT IF APRIL 6TH ISN’T THE END
OF THIS DISCUSSION?
SO WE NEED TO HAVE A LEGISLATIVE
SOLUTION AND THE LEGISLATURE
COMES BACK ON WEDNESDAY AND
WE’VE BEEN IN CONSTANT CONTACT
WITH LATE OFFICIALS, LAWMAKERS,
POLICY STAFF WORKING ON
SOLUTIONS AND IDENTIFYING ISSUES
THAT OUR MEMBERS ARE PRESENTING
TO US.
TO US. >> PAULA: SO IF YOU HAVE AN HOUR
AND A HALF, I CAN LIST THE CAUSE
AND EFFECTS, WHETHER OR NOT THE
LEGISLATURE CHANGES THIS OR
CONTINUES THAT THIS IS JUST
ENRICHMENT LEARNING?
ENRICHMENT LEARNING? SUFFICE SO SAY, IT’S STILL IN
PROGRESS.
PROGRESS. IT’S VERY, VERY FLUID BECAUSE
THEY JUST DON’T KNOW WHAT’S
GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT.
WHAT I TELL YOU TODAY COULD
PROBABLY CHANGE NEXT WEEK.
GUYS, BACK TO YOU.
>> KIMBERLY: A LOT TO THINK
ABOUT, PAULA, THANKS.
>> DEVIN: A LOT OF PARENTS HOPE
IT WILL BE CHANGING NEXT WEEK.
NOW TO THE FRONT LINES OF THE
CRISIS, IT’S NOT JUST DOCTORS IN
THE EMERGENCY ROOMS OR THE ICU’S
THAT ARE DEALING DIRECTLY WITH
THE IMPACT OF THE CORONAVIRUS.
>> KIMBERLY: ALL DOCTORS ARE
FIELDING COUNTLESS CALLS AND
TRYING TO HELP THE PATIENTS
NAVIGATE THIS.
NAVIGATE THIS. WE TALKED TO A LOCAL PHYSICIAN
WHOSE PARENTS ARE HIGH RISK AND
HIGHLY CONCERNED.
HIGHLY CONCERNED. >> A LOT OF FEAR.
A LOT OF FEAR.
THE PATIENTS ARE AFFECTED, I’VE
HAD QUITE A FEW PHONE CALLS WITH
PEOPLE WHO HAVE FEVERS, CHILLS,
SHORTNESS OF BREATH.
>> A GERIATRIC SPECIALIST AT
ASCENSION ST. JOHN’S HOSPITAL.
THE CORONAVIRUS HAS CHANGED HIS
PRACTICE.
PRACTICE. >> WE’RE HANDLING A LOT OF
THINGS OVER THE PHONE.
REALLY, WE WANT PEOPLE TO STAY
AWAY FROM THE HOSPITALS IF
POSSIBLE.
POSSIBLE. ONLY GO IF YOU’RE REALLY SICK.
>> ONE SYMPTOM THAT IS A RED
FLAG--
FLAG-- >> IF YOU’RE REALLY HAVING
TROUBLE BREATHING, IT’S PROBABLY
A GOOD IDEA TO GO TO THE
EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMERGENCY ROOM. MAKE SURE TO CALL THE EMERGENCY
ROOM AHEAD OF TIME SO THE
HOSPITALS CAN TAKE PRECAUTIONS.
>> IF YOUR SYMPTOMS ARE MILD.
>> THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF
PATIENTS WHO ARE JUST HAVING
FEVER.
FEVER. IF ALL YOU’RE HAVING FEVER IS
BODY ACHES THE BEST THING TO DO
IS TO REST.
TAKE TYLENOL, REST, PLENTY OF
FLUIDS, STAY HOME.
ISOLATE YOURSELF, IF POSSIBLE,
ISOLATE FROM THE REST OF THE
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> THE DOCTOR SAYS IT’S CRITICAL
FOR EVERYONE TO FOLLOW THE
RECOMMENDATIONS TO STAY HOME.
>> A LOT OF YOUNGER PEOPLE WILL
GET THIS VIRUS, BUT A LOT OF
THEM WILL NOT SHOW SIGNIFCANT
SYMPTOMS, IN FACT, A LOT OF THEM
MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS AT
ALL.
ALL. THE PROBLEM FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE
IS THAT THEY CAN SPREAD IT TO
THE ELDERLY.
THE ELDERLY. THEY CAN SPREAD IT TO PEOPLE WHO
HAVE PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL
CONDITION SUCH AS THOSE WITH
DIABETES, HEART FAILURE AND LUNG
DISEASES.
DISEASES. >> STEPS HE’S TAKING WITH HIS
OWN FAMILY.
OWN FAMILY. >> I HAVE ELDERLY PARENTS, MY
WIFE HASSLE--
WIFE HASSLE-- HAS ELDERLY PARENTS AND KEEPING
THEM AWAY FROM THE KIDS.
WE HAVE TO ISOLATE AND STAY AWAY
SO WE DO NOT SPREAD THIS VIRUS.
>> KIMBERLY: YEAH, AND THE
DOCTOR SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THAT
PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED, BUT IF YOU
WOULD HAVE NOT GONE TO THE
HOSPITAL FOR YOUR SYMPTOMS A
MONTH AGO, HE SAYS YOU SHOULD
NOT GO NOW.
>> DEVIN: INSTEAD, CHECK IN WITH
YOUR OWN DOCTOR AND CALL ONE OF
THE MANY HOTLINES THAT HAVE BEEN
SET UP TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT
THE CORONAVIRUS AND WE’VE PUT ON
A GROWING LIST ON
CLICKONDETROIT.COM.
CLICKONDETROIT.COM. THERE’S A BLOOMFIELD HILLS
BUSINESS HIT HARD BY THE
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CRISIS.
>> KIMBERLY: THAT’S NOT STOPPING
THEM FROM USING THEIR TOOLS OF
THEIR TRADE TO HELP OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES HURTING RIGHT NOW AND
NEED TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THE
PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN
CURRENTLY OFFER.
CURRENTLY OFFER. SANDRA ALI HAS OUR LATEST
INSTALLMENT IN OUR ACTS OF
KINDNESS SERIES.
KINDNESS SERIES. THE ORDERS HAVE FLOWED AT
WHEELHOUSE GRAPHICS, THAT’S NOT
STOPPING THIS TEAM.
>> WE TRY TO APPEAL TO THE
MASSES, A RESTAURANT, A LOCAL
BUSINESS THAT WANTS THE WORD
OUT, A DELI.
>> HE SAYS THAT IT’S IMPORTANT
FOR THEM TO GIVE BACK TO THE
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. GIVING AWAY WHAT THEY MAKE,
SIGNS OTHER BUSINESSES CAN USE
TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY’RE OPEN.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THAT
EVERYBODY’S GOING THROUGH SOME
HARD TIMES.
HARD TIMES. YOU’RE NOT ALONE IN THIS, KIND
OF WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
AND WE WANT TODAY MAKE SURE THIS
THIS IS OUR LITTLE BIT OF WAY TO
KEEP OUR STAFF BUSY.
>> THE WORK KEEPS THEIR MINDS
OFF THE CRISIS.
ONE SMALL BUSINESS USING ITS
FREE TIME TO UPLIFT OTHER SMALL
BUSINESSES.
BUSINESSES. >> IT’S INCREDIBLE TO BE A PART
OF SOMETHING THAT WILL HELP
MOTIVATE EVERYBODY AND KEEP
THINGS GOING AND KEEP US IN THE
DIRECTION AND THERE’S AN END I
SIGHT AND WE ARE IN THIS
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. >> AND YOU MIGHT SPOT THEIR WORK
AT ST. JOSEPH HOSPITALS, AND A
SIGN FOR DOCTORS AND NURSES,
WE’RE THANKFUL FOR THE THIS.
>> WE UNDERSTAND THEY’RE ON THE
FRONT LINES OF THIS AND WE’RE
THINKING ABOUT THEM.
>> IF ABOUT YOU KNOW A SMALL
BUSINESS THAT COULD BENEFIT FROM
THE FREE SIGNS, TELL THEM TO
HEAD TO THE WHEELHOUSE GRAFHIPMI
>> EACH SMALL BUSINESS WILL GET
TWO LAWN SIGNS AND A BANNER FOR
FREE.
FREE. SO MANY ARE FOLLOWING THE JFK,
NOT WHAT SOMEBODY COULD DO FOR
YOU, BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR
THEM.
THEM. AND TEAMING UP WITH MEALS ON
WHEELS AND GET IT TO SENIORS.
YOU CAN GET INVOLVED WITH NA.
>> KIMBERLY: HERE IS ANDREW.
>> ANDREW: THE TEMPERATURES
CONTINUE TO SLIDE, DECREASING,
40 DEGREES RIGHT NOW AND THAT’S
DOWN NEARLY 4 DEGREES.
ALREADY NEAR FREEZING IN HOWELL.
WE’LL TALK ABOUT HOW COLD IS
GETS TONIGHT AND WHAT YOU CAN
EXPECT THIS WEEKEND AND THE NEXT
SEVEN DAYS COMING UP.
. >> YOU SEE THE SIGNS, THERE’S A
BIRTHDAY PARTY HAPPENING.
THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BECAUSE OF THE TIMES WE’RE
LIVING IN.
LIVING IN. I’LL TELL YOU WHOSE BIRTHDAY IT
IS AND WHO GETS A BIG SURPRISE.
>> AS FIRST INFORMERS WE KNOW
THAT METRO DETROIT COUNTS ON US
TO CUT THROUG THE MS
INFORMATION AND FEAR WITH FACTS.